City & Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery & Level 2 Certificate in Food and Beverage Service

Duration

1 year full time.

Introduction

This full time programme provides students with an emphasis on developing food preparation, cooking and service of a range of dishes. The programme gives learners the opportunity to develop a further range of basic skills which are essential to a wide range of food production and service outlets.

Content

The Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery and the Level 2 Certificate in Food and Beverage Service covers basic skills and techniques required by the hospitality industry.

The Professional Cookery programme covers:-

Investigate the catering and hospitality industry
Food safety in catering
Health & safety in catering
Kitchen operations costs and menu planning
Prepare and cook meat and offal
Prepare and cook poultry
Prepare and cook fish and shellfish
Prepare and cook desserts and puddings
Prepare and cook bakery products

Certificate in Food and Beverage Service includes:-

Legislation in food and beverage service
Understand menus
Introduction to personal workplace skills
Food and beverage service skills
Hot beverage skills

The course will also include the CIEH Level 2 Award in Food Safety, which is completed during the initial weeks of the course.

Functional Skills

Functional Skills are a compulsory part of all Sixth Form Centre courses. Students set targets to improve their skills, and gain qualifications, in English, Maths and/or IT. The Functional Skills and levels taken are based on initial assessment and previous GCSE results. There is a particular emphasis on skills required for Catering. Students build up a folder of evidence from their vocational work and may be required to sit one or more tests.

Teaching Methods

A range of teaching methods are used – lectures, practical sessions, educational visits and visiting speakers. Students will work in our state-of-the-art production kitchens serving in our Urban Flavours Restaurant.

Theory classes are delivered in a bespoke catering theory room equipped with computers with internet access.

Assessment

Much of this programme is assessed by a series of planned assessment activities both written and practical. Students will keep a portfolio of all their course work and support the regular completion of Individual Learning Plans.

Qualification Gained

City and Guilds Level 2 Diploma in Professional Cookery
Level 2 Certificate in Food and Beverage Service
Level 1 or Level 2 Functional Skills in English